Zivi i mrtvi

2007
1h 27m

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In 1943, group of Croatian soldiers overtake a strategically important point in western Bosnia with a goal to destroy a group of communist partisans. On the way they met some supernatural ph... Read allIn 1943, group of Croatian soldiers overtake a strategically important point in western Bosnia with a goal to destroy a group of communist partisans. On the way they met some supernatural phenomena, and the action itself went very badly because the partisans ambushed them. The ma... Read allIn 1943, group of Croatian soldiers overtake a strategically important point in western Bosnia with a goal to destroy a group of communist partisans. On the way they met some supernatural phenomena, and the action itself went very badly because the partisans ambushed them. The main character Martin inherits silver cigarette case from a dying soldier. This act connects... Read all

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Awards
- 13 wins & 3 nominations

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8/10

The Horrors of War

A great movie that deserves more attention.

This is a war drama that intertwines two stories - one from the 1993 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other that takes place in the same place but in 1943.

Somewhere in Bosnia in 1993, a group of HVO soldiers was assigned to hold one of the most important positions towards the Serbian forces, in the hills near the hunting barracks.

But on the same evening, after arriving at the position, a Croat-Muslim conflict breaks out behind them, leaving them cut off from their comrades. Then they have to sneak through Serbian and Muslim positions to get to salvation - Black Water.

The film is brilliantly directed, the action scenes are great and the film is truly visually impressive. Sound is an extremely important component in the film and here the director used it brilliantly.

Anyone who has heard live rifle shots, and especially rifles such as those used in the Croatian War of Independence (Homeland War), knows that the sounds in this film are truly realistic.

The atmosphere is sinister and the tension intensifies with each passing moment, and the characters are interesting. Everything in the film has a purpose and everything makes sense in the end.

The film was shot on locations in the municipalities of Uskoplje and Prozor-Rama, and a small part in Zagreb.

An interesting, atmospheric and visually impressive film.